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High severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2022· Updated Nov 4, 2025

CVE-2022-40897

CVE-2022-40897

Description

Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
setuptoolsPyPI
< 65.5.165.5.1

Affected products

168

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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